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[polldaddy poll=9097153 align=”left”] Preseason Game 4. Rangers at Devils. The last two Rangers to play a preseason game will do so tonight when Marc Staal and Dan Girardi, both coming off injuries in last spring’s playoffs, debut in Newark. Henrik Lundqvist starts his second straight game in goal. Kevin…

Something that happened in Boston Thursday night is why the Rangers’ Tanner Glass, or that type of player, is both needed and, in today’s NHL, almost obsolete. Boston’s Zac Rinaldo, noted cheap-shotter formerly with the Philadelphia Flyers, began taking liberties with borderline/over-the-line hits and also challenged the Rangers’ bench to…

[polldaddy poll=9094322 align=”left”] Preseason Game 3. Rangers at Bruins. ICYMI, the Rangers will practice at West Point’s Tate Rink on Oct. 5-6, and the Oct. 5, 11 a.m. practice will be open to the public. They will then fly to Chicago for the Oct. 7 opener (and Stanley Cup banner…

Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Thoughts: 1) Is the preseason almost over? Funny how you look forward to hockey all these months, and conveniently forget how choppy and disjointed these games are. Remember when preseason games were just a string of fights interrupted…

Click here to read my game story and the post-game notes & quotes (or scroll down one thread). Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Click here for Alain Vigneault’s post-game press conference video. Thoughts: 1) Not terrible for a preseason game. But definitely a…

The Rangers get back to work officially today, with on-ice fitness testing at their training facility in Greenburgh, then get into full training camp mode Saturday, and then go right into the preseason Monday at the Garden. Click here for the training camp roster. The new motto, or at least…

“Who’s gonna be The Man?” By jpp What do you ask of a team that has been to the Final Four three out of the last four years, a team that’s won 214 games since the start of the 2011-2012 season? A team that has played 12 playoff series, winning…

Expectations vs. Reality By Jim Nasium “The group we had this year, and I think the skill and the determination we also had, it’s disappointing to come up short.” – Henrik Lundqvist “It’s tough to look back at how good the season was or what we accomplished as a team…

(Editor’s note: Special thanks to Paul Calderazzo for stepping up and volunteering this report card on the Rangers’ season and playoffs. If anybody wants to do a guest blog during the offseason, just drop me an email at rcarpini@lohud.com. Thank you. — Carp). ******************************************************** New York Rangers 2014-15 Grades by…

ICYMI, Rangers president/GM Glen Sather, 71, would not confirm, but did not deny that he is considering stepping down, according to Larry Brooks in the New York Post. ************************************************* No truth to the rumor that Dan Girardi performed his own surgery, sans anesthesia. From the NYR: DAN GIRARDI AND MARC…

For transcripts of a bunch of “breakup day” interviews scroll to the previous thread. My stories from lohud.com GREENBURGH – The head injury suffered by Rangers winger Mats Zuccarello in Game 5 of the first playoff series against Pittsburgh was worse than originally believed … though not as bad as…

Click here for a great photo gallery by Frank Becerra Jr. Click here to read my column on another failed season for Henrik Lundqvist. Click here to read Josh Thomson’s game story from Game 7. Click here to see Josh’s notebook, about Ryan McDonagh’s broken foot, etc. Click here for…

My stories from lohud.com: By Rick Carpiniello There will be levels of failure attached if the Rangers fail to win Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final Friday against Tampa Bay at the Garden … or if they win Game 7 and fail to win four more games after that.…

Happy Memorial Day! Please spend some time today reflecting on those who served and sacrificed. Click here for a great Game 5 photo gallery by Frank Becerra Jr. Click here to read my column from lohud.com. Click here to read Josh Thomson’s game story from lohud.com. Click here for the…

Post-game notes & quotes courtesy of the NYR; post-game interview transcripts courtesy of the NHL via ASAP Sports Lightning 2, Rangers 0. Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – TWO GOOD – The Blueshirts have allowed two goals or fewer in 13 of 17 playoff…

Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Thoughts: 1) That’s a pretty enormous win, fairly gutsy, etc. And I certainly don’t want to be Negative Nancy or Debbie Downer. But, Alain Vigneault might want to go against his “never critique a win” creed before Game…